After 19 months of court challenges by several districts, the Texas Education Agency has released school accountability ratings for the 2022-23 school year. The 2023-24 rankings are still blocked pending the resolution of a second lawsuit. No scores were released for...
Ricard Parker is a Wylie native and a 1965 graduate of WISD (Courtesy Wylie ISD) At its April 28 meeting, the Wylie ISD Board of Trustees announced that the district’s newest junior high school will be named Richard Parker Junior High. The school, currently under...
Two candidates for the Collin College Board of Trustees have filed 30-day preelection campaign finance reports ahead of the upcoming Saturday, May 3, election, detailing their fundraising and expenditures in compliance with state law. The reports were filed by Place 4...
The routine business of charting the financial direction of Wylie Independent School District is in progress and included a budget presentation at last month’s board of trustees meeting. As Wylie ISD prepares for the 2025-26 fiscal year, administrators are building a...
The Collin College Board of Trustees voted on Tuesday, March 25 to maintain the district’s current tuition rates for Fall 2025, keeping the $67 per credit hour rate for in-district students. The district’s rate is the lowest in Texas. Board of Trustees Chair...
Ryleigh Thomason presents her Grand Champion Steer to prospective buyers during the Wylie Show and Sale live auction Saturday, April 5. The Grand Champion Steer Showman title also went to Thomason during the Steer show two days earlier. Allison LeBrot /The Wylie News...
Staci Weaver, a private school superintendent, said would like to contribute her skills, experience and dedication to ensuring Collin College continues to be a leader in higher education. The candidate for Place 4 on the Board of Trustees holds a bachelor’s degree in...
Betty Stephens accepts the Garrison Award at the Wylie ISD Education Foundation Boots n’ Barbecue gala, Saturday, March 29 at the Plano Center. Stephens, shown with fellow Garrison Award winners, was one of the founding members and the board president for 10 years....
T.J. Fields has been named as the new principal of Davis Intermediate School. Courtesy photo The Wylie ISD Board of Trustees kicked off its regular meeting on Monday, March 31, by celebrating student and staff achievements before turning to financial updates and legal...
